SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration,
U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States, The National
Data Book, 120th Edition 2000, December 2000, p. 658.

The United States has had a persistent U.S. balance of payments deficit
in water transportation. In 1999, foreign carriers, while paying $7.8 billion
for U.S. port and handling services, received $15.7 billion for transporting
foreign goods to U.S. ports.